logo
episode-header-image
Jun 2019
42m 35s

Data-driven parenting (that might even m...

iHeartPodcasts
About this episode
with Laura Vanderkam and Sarah Hart-Unger 
Up next
Jul 28
The Decluttering Episode: Comparing Styles, Progress Updates & More! EP 469
In today's episode, Sarah and Laura chat all things decluttering! Sarah has made home decluttering a goal for many years running, and has learned a lot from a slew of different methods but has struggled to implement these techniques in her home. This year, though, she added some ... Show More
39m 22s
Jul 21
Take Back the Day: Beyond Sunday Resets with Jordyn Koveleski Gorman EP 468
In today's episode, Laura and Sarah open with a discussion of 15 minute meals, and then Laura interviews Jordyn Koveleski Gorman, a speech language pathologist and founder of Eat Play Say, a resource for parents of babies and toddlers and a treasure trove of practical advice for ... Show More
35m 59s
Jul 14
Calendar Mastery with Kelly Nolan EP 467
Kelly Nolan is a time management expert known for her Bright Method of calendar and life management. Sarah and Laura talk about their own current tactics, and then Kelly joins Sarah to chat all about her methods.Find out more from Kelly at kellynolan.com or @_kellynolan_ on IGSee ... Show More
40m 43s
Recommended Episodes
May 2024
The Economics of Parenting, with Emily Oster
<p>Emily Oster is a professor of economics at Brown University, but she is probably best known as the author of the bestsellers 'Expecting Better' and 'Cribsheet', which crunch the research about the often gut-driven practice of parenting. Today on the show we talk about research ... Show More
34m 7s
Jan 2021
Daily Dad and Emily Oster on Rational Parenting
On today’s episode, Ryan has a wide-ranging conversation with professor and economist Emily Oster. They talk about how to balance your life with children, how to communicate positive messaging, how the American government handled the pandemic, and more.Emily Oster is a professor ... Show More
53m 1s
May 2023
#137 Navigating Parenthood with Data
Imagine making parenting choices not just based on instinct and through the lived experiences of others, but instead using data-driven techniques garnered through a career in data and economics. Emily Fair Oster is a Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs at ... Show More
45m 40s
Aug 2021
Emily Oster, "The Family Firm: A Data-Driven Guide to Better Decision Making in the Early School Years" (Penguin, 2021)
In The Family Firm: A Data-Driven Guide to Better Decision Making in the Early School Years (Penguin, 2021), Brown University professor of economics and mom of two Emily Oster offers a classic business school framework for data-driven parents to think more deliberately about the ... Show More
49m 32s
Aug 2021
77 Emily Oster
This week on Couple Things, we dive into a fascinating conversation with professor and author, Emily Oster. She touches on all things parenting with a mindset of pairing data with personal preferences. You're not going to want to miss this one! You can follow Emily on Instagram h ... Show More
52m 40s
Aug 2025
173. Prof Emily Oster on Good Data, Bad Data, and the Truth About Parenting in High-Stress Careers
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Wall Street Skinny, Kristen and Jen sit down with Professor Emily Oster, a Harvard-educated economist with a PhD and a faculty position at Brown University where her studies focus on approaches to finding causality in observational data, as ... Show More
1h 28m
May 2019
a16z Podcast: A Guide to Making Data-Based Decisions in Health, Parenting... and Life
<p>with Emily Oster (@ProfEmilyOster) and Hanne Tidnam (@omnivorousread)</p> <p>Are chia seeds actually that good for you? Will Vitamin E keep you healthy? Will breastfeeding babies make them smarter? There’s maybe no other arena where understanding what the evidence truly tells ... Show More
41m 15s
Feb 2021
17. Emily Oster: “I Am a Woman Who Is Prominently Discussing Vaginas.”
<p>In addition to publishing best-selling books about pregnancy and child-rearing, Emily Oster is a respected economist at Brown University. Over the course of the pandemic, she’s become the primary collector of data about Covid-19 in schools. Steve and Emily discuss how she beca ... Show More
42m 25s
Nov 2022
How To Build a Happy Life: The Right Choices in Parenting
The mandates of modern parenting can be dizzying. But in the effort to optimize our parenting, we may lose sight of the values we hope to impart to our children—and the skills necessary for individual decision making. A conversation with economist Emily Oster helps with understan ... Show More
37m 27s